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\ WATERPROOF GOAT- I No. 273,115, Patented Feb. 2'7, 1883?.

, a water-proof I IUNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

JOHN MAGUIRE, on rononro, ONTARI0,0ANA]Z) TO WILLIAM MAGUIRE, on SA WATE R- PROOF GOAT.

A, AssrGNoR OF ONE-HALF ME PLACE.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of.Letters Patent No. 273,115, dated February 27, 1883.

Application flied April 15, 1882. (No model.}

To all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, JOHN MAGUIRE, a subject of the Queen of Great Britaip, residing at the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Proof Coats, of which the following is a specification. u

The object of the int-en tion is to provide a water-proofcoat which can be worn in rainy weather without the wearers leg being made wet from water dripping oft the skirt of the coat; and it consists of a water-proof coat having the bottom edge of its skirt turned up, forming a trough or channel to receive the K water flowing on the surface of the coat, suitable provision being made to-carry ofi' thewater away from the legs of the wearer of the garment.

Figure 1 is a view of my improved waterproof coa-t as it will appear when in use. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail, showing the form of the trough made in. the bottom edge of the skirt. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail, showing the arrangement of the spout for carrying oif the water from the trough.

In the drawings, A representsthe skirt of coat, having its bottom edge turned up to form a trough, B.

G is a piece terial, placed within the trough to form its bot tom and to keep the edge turned up away from "the side of the coat. Tie-pieces D are placed around the ed ge for the same purpose, and in order to hold the edge inits upright positio of rubber or other suitable maand designed to carry accumulates in the trough.

away the water as it It will be seen that this tube carries the water away from the legs of the wearer of the garm cut, and may be 4c made any length or shape and placed at any con veuient point or poi of the skirt.

provided with a trough of this protects the wearer,

pletely nts in the bottom edge It will also be seen that a coat A description comthe water on the surface of the coat being carried away from his legs.

Although the coat is gentlemens use,

that ladies specially designed for it'will of course be understood coats may be similarly made.

What I claim as my invention is-- 1. A water edge of its sk or channel, in

-proof coat having the bottom irt turned up to form a trough combination with suitable de vices for causing said trough or channel to re- 5 tain its oral, and the same, substantially a tube or pipe leading from as described.

2. In a water-proof coat having the bottomedge of its skirt the combination of form the bottom of the turned up to form a trough, I

the piece 0, arranged to trough, as specified.

3. In a water-proof coat having the bottom edge of its skirt turned up to form atrough, a

piece, 0, arranged. to form the bottom of the trough, in combination as specified.

Witnesses O. U. BALDWIN,

with the tie-pieces D, JOHN MAGUIRE.

F. B. FETHERSTONHAUGH. 

